if you are forced to buy electronics in berlin, this is the place i recommend. their selection may…read morenot be as large as mediamarkt in alexa, for instance, but their prices are much better. i normally buy all my electronics online where the prices are better, but Medimax is the only berlin electronics chain which isn't a total ripoff.

Although I have been to the Park Center a handful of times, I only recently realized that there was…read morea Saturn housed there. This revelation changed my life, because I no longer have to trek all the way to Alexanderplatz (previously the site of the only Saturn I knew about) whenever I need something. This store is much smaller than the aforementioned Mitte location, and although that means there is less, I don't mind. This is namely because the Mitte one is a gazillion stories high (OK, maybe three or four) and I get SO lost (similar to any time I visit a Fry's in the states). There are also less people overall, which makes the shopping experience more of an enjoyable one and less of a sensory overload. The employees are nice and much more personable too! Additionally, even though the stock is smaller, the store still seems to carry all the essentials. Saturn prices are also pretty good, compared to, say, Conrad. Overall, I think having this store located here gives the Park Center that much more pull (although maybe that isn't saying much). So yeah, I dig it.

Media Markt has, like, everything. It truly does. Back when I was looking for a french press, every…read morekitchen-themed and household appliance store I went to didn't have one. Finally, I asked someone where I should look. "Media Markt!" the person said. "WIRKLICH?!" I replied in surprise. The salesperson merely nodded enthusiastically. So I went there, and what do you know? French presses galore. Naturally, I came here when I wanted an electronic hand mixer, and the brands and prices were definitely varied. Not only that, but the prices are truly competitive; this is like the German answer to Best Buy. I won't be coming here for everything, but there are a few departments in which Media Markt can't go wrong.